EuroLeague American Tour

The EuroLeague American Tour was a series of games organized in 2009, 2010 and 2012. Its purpose is for EuroLeague and sometimes 2nd-tier level EuroCup teams to play against National Basketball Association teams. The games of the EuroLeague American Tour are played by NBA rules.

The EuroLeague American Tour continues a tradition of friendly competition between NBA and EuroLeague teams that dates back to 1978, when Maccabi Tel Aviv played the Washington Bullets in Tel Aviv, Israel. Combined with the NBA Global Games, that also regularly present clashes between EuroLeague and NBA squads.

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The first event that took place in 2009 involved Olympiacos, Maccabi Tel Aviv and Partizan Belgrade from the EuroLeague. They played against the San Antonio Spurs, the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns, losing all four games.

The second event in 2010 involved CSKA Moscow and Caja Laboral against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Miami Heat, the Oklahoma City Thunder, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs.

The third edition of the EuroLeague American Tour took place in 2012, involving Real Madrid and Mens Sana Siena against the Memphis Grizzlies, the Toronto Raptors, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the San Antonio Spurs.

In 2013, CSKA Moscow traveled to the United States to play against the Minnesota Timberwolves and the San Antonio Spurs. In 2014, Maccabi Tel Aviv played in the USA against the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Brooklyn Nets. In 2015, Maccabi Tel Aviv played against Olimpia Milano in New York City and Chicago. That was the first time two European teams met to play against each other in the United States.

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Team No of Editions Years
  Cleveland Cavaliers 3 2009, 2010, 2012
  San Antonio Spurs 3 2009, 2010, 2012
  Memphis Grizzlies 2 2010, 2012
  Miami Heat 1 2010
  Toronto Raptors 1 2012
  Denver Nuggets 1 2009
  Los Angeles Clippers 1 2009
  New York Knicks 1 2009
  Real Madrid 1 2012
  Caja Laboral 1 2010
  Mens Sana Siena 1 2012
  Maccabi Tel Aviv 1 2009
  CSKA Moscow 1 2010
  Partizan Belgrade 1 2009
  Olympiacos 1 2009

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